Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Premier, Cleared of Insulting Monarchy
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But the reprieve for Thaksin Shinawatra, who remains a political force, did
not mean that the legal troubles for him and his family were over.
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"He is the last hope of a desperate market."
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"By contrast, the Fed is the only major policy player that operates independently of politics and is thus just about the only government institution in which the markets have any faith," he said. "Partly for this reason and partly because of his proven skill as crisis manager, the world is looking for him to deliver."